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Simple Pinwheel Quilt Table Runner Tutorial

February 22, 2019 By Connie Kresin Leave a Comment

simple pinwheel quilt table runner tutorial three blocks for runner

I always enjoy making fast quilt projects and this simple pinwheel quilt table runner tutorial is one that I think you will want to make! There are so many different ways you can use the half square triangles for quilt ...

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Filed Under: Other, Tutorials Tagged With: batik, Island Batik, quilt block

Linky Tuesday Feb 19, 2019

February 19, 2019 By Connie Kresin 10 Comments

Stenciled fabric flower

Welcome to another Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River! Temperature Quilts seem to be the rage this year and Cynthia from Cynthia's Creating Ark  temperature blocks are beautiful! Our weather here in Iowa has been ...

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Quilt works in progress and winter in Iowa

February 17, 2019 By Connie Kresin 15 Comments

Builder Bob and Connie

Happy Sunday! I miss having posts where I share what I have been working on or just things about us. I am thinking that every Sunday would be a great time to share things like that, of course I'll have to get it out earlier ...

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: family

Printable Valentine’s Day Cards to Color

February 13, 2019 By Connie Kresin 5 Comments

free Printable Valentine's Day Cards to Color perfect gift

Are you looking for last minute cards for Valentine's Day? I have a couple cute printable cards to share with you. These mandala hearts would be fun to color in with markers or colored pencils to make a beautiful gift for ...

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Linky Tuesday February 12th 2019

February 12, 2019 By Connie Kresin 10 Comments

Donna Twisted Heart

Welcome to another Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River! Last week Lyn shared a beautiful wall hanging that she had made using my Box Quilt Block Pillow tutorial and some Island Batik fabrics she won from me five ...

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How to make Bargello Place Mats from Leftover Scraps

February 8, 2019 By Connie Kresin 5 Comments

How to make Bargello Place Mats from Leftover Scraps

I always have fun trying to figure out quilt projects that I can make using the leftovers from a previous project. These cute little bargello place mats are made from the same group of Island Batik fabrics that I used for a ...

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Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Island Batik, place mats

Another Three by Three quilt block table topper in just two colors

February 6, 2019 By Connie Kresin 4 Comments

2 color rail fence table topper

Sometimes I have so much fun using up the leftovers from a previous quilt project! I had just a little bit of the dark pink/red batik so I thought I would make the Three by Three table topper again using just two ...

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Filed Under: Quilt Block, Tutorials Tagged With: Island Batik, table topper

Linky Tuesday February 5th 2019

February 5, 2019 By Connie Kresin 3 Comments

Hexagon minis in batiks

Linky Tuesday February 5th 2019 Welcome to another Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River! Are you staying warm? Our temperatures got up into the forties over the weekend and a lot of our snow melted. This morning we ...

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Island Batik Ambassador for 2019

February 4, 2019 By Connie Kresin 13 Comments

Island Batik Ambassador for 2019 receiving a box of batiks and other goodies

I am tickled and proud to announce that I am an Island Batik Ambassador for 2019! I have been an ambassador for them since 2014 and it has been so much fun to received boxes of beautiful fabrics and goodies twice a year. ...

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Aztec Lizard Stenciled

February 2, 2019 By Connie Kresin 14 Comments

Stencil Revolution Aztec Lizard Have you ever tried painting on fabric while using a stencil? I was recently contacted by Stencil Revolution and asked if I would like to try out a couple of their stencils. The Aztec Lizard ...

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Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: watercolor

Three by Three Easy To Make Table Topper

January 30, 2019 By Connie Kresin 7 Comments

Three by Three easy table topper with fabric baskets

A couple days ago I shared a tutorial for the Three by Three 9 patch quilt block, did you have a chance to make one? Here is what I decided to make with my block. This is a great beginner project! Three by Three Easy to make ...

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Linky Tuesday January 29th 2019

January 29, 2019 By Connie Kresin 3 Comments

Red quilt blocks

Welcome to another Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River! Anyone working on red quilt projects for Valentine's Day? I just finished up something that I'll show you tomorrow using the three by three quilt block tutorial ...

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Three by Three Quilt Block Tutorial

January 27, 2019 By Connie Kresin 8 Comments

Have you ever wanted to make a simple 9 patch quilt block using the three by three block? Many times this is called the Rail Fence block and it is super easy to make! Lately there have been a lot of quilters signing up for ...

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Easy Quilt Block Tutorial List

January 26, 2019 By Connie Kresin 10 Comments

Quilt Block tutorials links to them on my website

As quilters it is always fun to try out different quilt blocks and I have put together an easy list of quilt block tutorials I have on my website. I'll continue to update this list as I share others. This list is something ...

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Free Motion Tension Problems

January 24, 2019 By Connie Kresin 11 Comments

Close up of ripping out the quilt stitching

Can you guess what I've been working on lately? I am working on a baby quilt that I pieced a while ago and finally quilted. I guess I should really say I am removing the stitching on this baby quilt! Free Motion Tension ...

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Linky Tuesday January 22

January 22, 2019 By Connie Kresin 4 Comments

Storied quilts

Welcome to another Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River! Joyce from Hearts Creations shared this fun beautiful quilt made with bright narrow strips of fabrics. ...

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